IT'S ONE THING FOR US TO TELL YOU THAT DRIVING ON ICE IS DANGEROUS. TONIGHT, WE HAVE A DEMONSTRATION TO SHOW YOU HOW LONG IT CAN TAKE TO STOP ON A SHEET OF ICE. WYFF NEWS 4'S ANGELA RODRIGUEZ... TAKES US ON THE HOCKEY RINK AT THE BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA. IT'S A FIRST FOR WYFF. THE GREENVILLE ROAD WARRIORS ALLOWED US TO DRIVE ON THE ICE. WE USED 4 DIFFERENT CAMERAS TO SHOW YOU HOW LONG IT COULD TAKE YOU TO COME TO A STOP ON A SHEET OF ICE. ARENA GENERAL MANAGER ROGER NEWTON WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL. C13 9:54 that's real life conditions there GOING 5 MILES PER HOUR... AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES... IT TOOK 10 FEET TO STOP WE DID IT AGAIN AT 10 MILES PER HOUR... THIS TIME IT TOOK 20 FEET TO STOP MOVING. AND AT 15 MPH... IT TOOK 35 FEET C 19 AR BRIDGE: to simulate a real life scenario we added water AND THE RESULTS... WERE DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT. THIS IS HOW IT LOOKED AT 5 MILES PER HOUR C13 10:46 we tapped breaks at blue line WE GOT OUT THE MEASURING TAPE... C13 8:08 now very little traction. Kinda scary actually AND TOOK IT UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR c13 11:30 basically it was 3 times the stopping distance THIS TIME IT TOOK NEARLY 50 FEET TO STOP... AS THE WHEELS SKIDDED... SECONDS FELT LIKE MINUTES. AR TAG: C23 even machines built for ice like this zamboni skid on ice. What we couldn't re-create in our demonstration are hills and curvy roads. Angela rodriguez wyff news 4.

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